Big Red VTR 432 rescues the Legendary Alco 405 скачать в хорошем качестве

Big Red VTR 432 rescues the Legendary Alco 405

The GMRC-405 developed a few minor problems in the final days of the Fall Foliage Excursions based out of Chester VT. Taking some precaution, It was placed out of service and train 263 retrieved it on Saturday, October 14, 2017. The locomotive was back in Chester the following weekend coupled to the "silver fleet". The Alco 405 is indeed a legend. At 66 years old it was purchased new by the Rutland Railroad in 1951 and has served on the same rails its entire career. As a remarkably maintained operating railroad antique, it is hard to imagine just how old this machine is in the "throwaway world" we live in today. The locomotive is named after F. Nelson Blount founder of Steam Town, USA and the Green Mountain Railroad, in addition to Blount Seafood Corporation. At the time, the future of the 405 on the Green Mountain Railroad was rumored to be limited, and this could have been the final season pulling passenger trains in the state of Vermont. So, with camera rolling, I was lucky to catch some history on a rare move with 405 on GMRC 263. The Excursions finished out the weekend with VTR-207 substituting for the 405 on the west end of the train. 405 was back in Chester the following weekend. Addendum: 405 is still with the GMRC (Vermont Rail System) as of 2021.. Rumors are just that, rumors.